Book and newspaper holder.



M. J.- JOHNSON. 1

BOOK AND NEWSPAPER HOLDER. urmoumx rum) 11011.17, 1909.

974,067 7 v I Patented 0Qt.25,1 .9101" 5.9 25 Q I Q) 0 Z I} t V" A 6) gr MICHAEL J. JOHNSON, OLE PORTLAND, OREGON.

BOOK AND NEWSPAPER HOLDER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 17, 1909. Serial No. 528,529.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MICHAEL J. JOHNSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Portland, in the county of Multnomah and State of Oregon,have invented new and useful Improvements in Book and Newspaper Holders,of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders for books, newspapers and the like,and the primary object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracter which may be easily and quickly positioned upon the arm of achair or other support, and the parts of which are so constructed andarranged that the paper or the like carried by the holder may bearranged at any desired angle with regard to the comfort of the reader.

With the above, and other objects in View, which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of elements hereinafter more fully described andclaimed.

'In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated a simple and preferredform. of the device, and in which Figure 1 is a perspective View of animproved holder for the purpose set forthconstructed in accordance withthe present invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the page or papercatch. Figs. 3 and 4 illustrate details of the device.

In the accompanying drawings the numeral 1 designates the improvedholder. The holder 1 comprises a plurality of connected elements, thenumeral 2 designating the standard for the holder, which is pref erablyconstructed of suitable pipe and which has its lower end received withina socket 3 provided upon the ledge attaching member 4. This member 4 isconstructed of a single element and is provided with a pair of spacedalining fingers 5 and 6 the lower member 6 of which having a threadedopening adapted for the reception of a threaded member 7, whereby thesaid fingers may be securely positioned upon a support. The

, socket member 3 is also provided with a transversely arranged threadedopening within which is positioned a thumb screw 8, and whereby thesocket 2 is removably connected with the member 4. The upper extremityof the tubular standard 2 may have its inner bore threaded and adaptedfor the reception of a headed member 9 Patented Oct. 25, 1910.

which not only serves as an ornament but 1 also provides means forlimiting the upward movement of a slidable and rotatable arm 10 which ispositioned upon the standard 2. It is, of course, to be understood thatI do not limit myself to the precise method of attaching the enlargedglobular head 9 to the standard 2 as it is not absolutely necessary tohave the said member provided with a threaded extension. The arm 10 isalso, preferably, constructed of a pipe member and has one of its endsprovided with a hollow globular head 11 having alining orifices wherebythe said member is slidably mounted upon the standard 2. The head 11 isalso provided with a thumb screw 12.

which is adapted to bear against the standard 2 to retain the arm 10 inits properly adjusted position. The opposite end of the arm 10 to thatof the head 11 is provided with an enlarged, preferably globular head13, which may be secured thereto in any desired manner, and which isalso adapted to serve as an abutment for limiting the outward movementof a transversely arranged member 14 upon the said arm 10. The member 14has both of its ends provided with hollow, preferably globular, heads 15and 16. The head 15 is provided with longitudinally arranged aliningopenings whereby the said head is positioned upon the arm 10,

and this head is also provided with a suit-- able thumb screw 17 so asto effectively retain the member 14 in a desired adjusted position uponthe said arm 10. The opposite head 16 is provided with verticallyarranged alining openings, the said openings being adapted for thereception of a vertical pipe member 19, and the said member is retainedin a vertically adjustable position within the head through the mediumof a suitable headed screw 17. By arranging the members 14 and 10 withthe headed member 13 and 11 it will be noted that the arm 10 may bevertically adjusted upon the standard 2 or rotatably adjusted thereon asdesired, and that the member 14 may be longitudinally adjusted upon thearm 10 or rotatably secured thereon so as to position the pipe member 18at any desired inclination in regard to the said arm 10. The member 18is, of course, hollow, and is adapted for the reception of an extensionor second member 20 which is adapted to telescope within the arm 18 andwhich may be adjusted and sustained at a desired position in relation tothe arm 18 through the medium of a suitable thumb screw 21.

The numerals 22 and 23 designate the leaf arms of the device. Theoutermost arms 22 may have their heads provided with a noncircularopening, if desired and the said non-circular openings are adapted toengage non-circular extensions upon both of the members 18 and 20, butit is obvious that the said arms may be connected with the said members18 and 20 so as to permit of the swinging of the arms if desired. T he:innermost arms 23 are free to swing upon the members 18 and. 20 and thesaid arms are sustained; in their swung position through the medium ofsuitable thumb screws 24 which contact the members 18 and 20. All of.the arms 22 and 23 are preferably constructed of: suitable pipe membersprovided with eyesupon one of their ends whereby they arepositioned'upon the members 18 and 20 and had their outer ends providedwith enl'argedheads 25. The heads 25 are pref erably removable so as toallow the paper catch or leaf engaging elements 26 to be positioned.upon the said arms. Each of these members 26 comprises ahollow globularmember 27 which is arranged directly uponthe arms 22 or 23 and the saidmember 27 is provided. with a suitable thumb screw 28 whereby themembers 26 may be retained in a longitudinally adjustable position withregard tothe arms 22 or 23. The globular member 27' is connected withthemain body 29 of? the catch, and this body comprises a.

substantially U-shaped elongated member having its upper portion cutaway between: 1ts sldes so as to provlde a bearlng opening for aleaf'Jspring-30. This spring 30 is adjusted through the medium ofsuitable threaded members 31 and is adapted to bear against the pivotedcatch proper designated by the numeral 32. The catch 32 is constructedof a suitable resilient: member hinged between the arms of the U-shaped'body 29 as indicated by thenumeral 33. Asnotedin the figures of thedrawing the member- 32 hasits outer extremity provided with a curved lip34 and the lower extremitiesof' the member 29 is also projectedoutwardly as at 35, and the said lip 34 is adapted to engage directlywith the outwardly extending portion 35 so that a leaf of a book orpaper may be effectively retained between the two elements withoutdanger of being torn or mutilated.

The numeral 36 designates the retaining device for the back of the bookor newspaper, and.the said device comprises a pair of members 37 and 38.The lower member 37 is provided with an enlarged offset head portion 39,having a suitable opening wherey it may be positioned upon the lowerextremity 0f: the member 18 and the said head is retained in thisposition through the 44 mounted upon the extension of the member 20.This collar 44 is retained in position upon the member 20 through themedium of a removable head 45 connected in any suitable manner with thesaid member 20 and bearing against the collar 44. The bail 43 may beprovided with a threaded element 46 which is adapted to bear against themember 38-so as to prevent the accidental swinging of the bail upon itspivotal connection with the collar 44, and the arms 23 at the topand'atthe bottom of the members 18 and 20 are sustained in proper positionthereon through the medium of slidable collars 47 and the said collarsare retained in proper position by the thumb screws 48 and 49.

From the above description, taken in con- 9 nection with theaccompanying drawings, it will be noted that I have provided a 001mparatively simple and thoroughly effective device for the purposeintended, one which securely retains the leaves of a book, as well asthe back thereof, and which allows the book to be moved to any desiredinclination with relation to the comfort of the reader, it beingunderstood that to position the book upon the device, it is merelynecessary to swing the bail 43 upwardly upon its pivot so as to releasethe member 38 and allow the saidmember to swing upon the pivot 41carried by its co-acting portion 37. The device is quickly and easilyadjusted to engage the book andv the member 36 is swung backwardlyuponits pivot and reengaged by the bail 43. The catches 26 are nowbrought into engagement with the leaves of the book and the device maybe swung upon the arm 10 or the said arm rotated upon the standard 2 toa desired position.

Having thus described. the invention what I claim as new is 1. In aholder of the class described, the combination with slidable androtatable securing arms, of a holding member comprising a pair oftelescopic elements, means for retaining the telescopic elements inparallel relation witheach other, swinging arms secured to the elements,and slidable catch members upon the swinging arms.

2. In combination with slidable and rotatable securing arms, of aholding member comprising a pair of telescopic elements,

swinging arms secured to the elements, slidable catch members upon thearms, and a hinged telescopic member connected with the first telescopicmembers and adapted to be sustained in parallel relation thereto.

3. In a holder of the class described, the combination with slidable androtatable securing arms, of a holding member connected with the arms,said holding member comprising a pair of telescopic members, swingingarms loosely mounted upon the members, means for sustaining the armsupon the members, sliding clips upon the arms, means for sustaining theclips in adjusted position upon the arms, and a pivoted back supportingelement comprising a pair of telescopic members normally sustained inparallel relation with the main telescopic members.

l. In combination with a support, of a holding device for newspapers orthe like, a standard, means for connecting the stand ard with thesupport, a holding device slid ablyand rotatably connected with thestandard, means for sustaining the holding. device in an adjustedposition in relation to the standard, said holding device comprising apair of pipe members one slidable within the other, a threaded memberupon the larger pipe adapted to contact the smaller pipe to regulate thesaid smaller pipe in its adjusted position, a slidable collar mountedupon both the smaller and the lower pipes, a threaded member for each ofthese collars, a pair of swinging arms upon each of the pipes, securingelements carried by the arms for regulating the swing of the said arms,slidable and rotatable spring catch members for each of the arms,retaining elements for these spring catch members, a back holding devicepivotally connected with the lower pipe, said device comprising a pairof pipe sections, one slidably mounted within the other,

a regulating screw for the pipe members, the

main pipe member being provided above the swinging arms with a collar abail pivotally connected with the collar and adapted to be swung toengage the upper pipe member of the back holding device, and removableheaded elements for the extremities of the main telescopic pipe members.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

MICHAEL J. JOHNSON. Witnesses:

L. HANSON, M. C. WOODARD.

